The Elbe flood in August 2002 - Occurence of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) and dioxin-like PCB in suspended particulate matter (SPM), sediment and fish

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 309-316

  Stachel, Burkhard ^a   Götz, Rainer ^b   Herrmann, Thomas ^c   Kruger F ^d   Knoth, Wilhelm ^e   Papke O ^c   Rauhut, U ^f   Reincke, H ^a   Schwartz, Rene ^g   Steeg, Elka ^b   Uhlig, S ^h  

^a Wassergütestelle Elbe   (Germany)

^b Dr Brill Partner GmbH Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology   (Germany)

^c ERGO Forschungsgesellschaft mbH   (Germany)

^d Lysimeterstation   (Germany)

^e UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^f Landesamt Umweltschultz Sachsen Anha   (Germany)

^g Leipniz Institut Gewasserokologie   (Germany)

^h quo data   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Elbe flood; Fish; Sediments; SPM

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; CHLORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER POLLUTION;

CONTAMINATED SITES; DIOXINS; INDUSTRIAL SITES; SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS (STW);

FLOODS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

FLOOD; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION EFFECT; RIVER POLLUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; EEL; FISH; FLOODING; GERMANY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ELBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 5444248600     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0342     Document Type: Article

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